lay it on
(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) To repeatedly say something implied.
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This known creep at my former church come up to me with a prayer cloth and demand I lay it on my lap, because “my knees were distracting.” I told him to get the hell away from me.
I googled the "it's fun to take a trip put acid in your veins" sample from 1000 Homo DJs' Supernaut, and fair to say the "AI" "assistant" took a swing and a miss. Lay it on me!
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(slang, idiomatic, intransitive) To repeatedly say something implied.
He's been laying it on since almost getting fired.
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(slang, idiomatic, AAVE, transitive) To slap hands with (a person) in greeting.
“This known creep at my former church come up to me with a prayer cloth and demand I lay it on my lap, because “my knees were distracting.” I told him to get the hell away from me.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I googled the "it's fun to take a trip put acid in your veins" sample from 1000 Homo DJs' Supernaut, and fair to say the "AI" "assistant" took a swing and a miss. Lay it on me!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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